Response files

[Jason House]

Walter Bright Wrote:

> Frank Benoit wrote:
> > DMD 1.041 on windows does support response files, that is a file
> > containing arguments.
> > On Linux dmd does not understand that.
> 
> The windows response files date back to the problem DOS/Windows had with 
> only a very short command line length was allowed. So the arguments were 
> put into a file instead.
> 
> It's probably a good idea to do it for Linux, too.

Ick. Why? Command files are hacks for Window's shortcomings. Why spread such hacks across all platforms? The linux command line is already well adapted to handle this kind of thing.